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Persons with disabilities: participation and politics-the case of Zambia
Tekijät: Pilke Riina, Waliyua Wamundila
Kustantaja: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Julkaisuvuosi: 2022
Journal: Development in Practice
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE
Lehden akronyymi: DEV PRACT
Sivujen määrä: 13
ISSN: 0961-4524
eISSN: 1364-9213
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2022.2092595
Verkko-osoite: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09614524.2022.2092595
Tiivistelmä
Despite the right to participation, few persons with disabilities have access to public decision-making structures in Zambia. Focussing on the General Elections of 2021 and by examining testimonies of activists, politicians, and persons with disabilities, we identify the barriers to, and underlying causes of, the low participation of persons with disabilities in public affairs. Our findings show that even though the political parties are supportive of diversity, the persistent negative attitudes around the capabilities of persons with different impairments continue to be the greatest barrier to political participation.
Despite the right to participation, few persons with disabilities have access to public decision-making structures in Zambia. Focussing on the General Elections of 2021 and by examining testimonies of activists, politicians, and persons with disabilities, we identify the barriers to, and underlying causes of, the low participation of persons with disabilities in public affairs. Our findings show that even though the political parties are supportive of diversity, the persistent negative attitudes around the capabilities of persons with different impairments continue to be the greatest barrier to political participation.
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